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Cultural tours in France
Our visits to Versailles are timed to coincide with the musical fountains spectacle – a detail typical of the planning integral to MRT’s small-group cultural tours of France. Eurostar, TGVs and short flights plug us into a vast and complex circuitboard of history, art, architecture and music, from the standing stones of Brittany to the gardens of the Riviera, from the prehistoric cave paintings of the Dordogne to Cézanne’s studio in Aix.
Our itineraries feature some of medieval Europe’s finest buildings and most significant power centres, such as the Palais des Papes in Avignon, the Gothic cathedrals of the north and the great hilltop pilgrimage site of Vézelay, and do full justice to an extraordinary legacy of Romanesque churches, from Normandy to Burgundy. There is walking and wine in Alsace, ballet and arias in Paris and the pity of war along the Western Front. And, providing the backdrop, there is the glorious, unchanging paysage of rural France. From parterres to bomb craters, from amphitheatres to crypts, our experts lead the way.
Featured tours and events in France
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'Verona Festival was on the bucket list - and the chance to be educated about Verona as well as attend the opera was too good a chance to miss.; "
Verona Opera - lyric spectacle in the Veneto
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The itinerary was excellent. We saw a good mixture of splendid gardens and some quite strenuous walks. "
Gardens of Madeira - The garden of the Atlantic
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Michael has a wonderful way of bringing to life centuries old sights. Never boring or dull, but always witty and on point. "
The Heart of Italy - Umbria’s finest art and architecture